Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 225, 8 August 1916 — Page 1

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LARGE ADDITION NEEDED TO ENABLE REID HOSPITAL TO CARE FOR PATIENTS

Held Memorial hospital if cot enlarged within the next two years will be unable to respond to the demands of the Richmond public. This la aptly illustrated In the maternity cases cared for at the hospital. As many babies were born at the hos pltal the first three months of this year as were born at the institution all of last year. Wards Are Ample Now. The four wards now used Are ample for the time being to accommodate all such patients received at the hospital, but at least nine out of the twelve months of the year there are not enougth rooms to accommodate all the so-called "pay" patients who desire admission to the hospital. It is frequently the case that such class of patients have to be placed In ward beds until they can be provided with a private room. The hospital depends almost entirely upon its "pay" patients for Its operTRUSTY MAKES ESCAPE FROM COUNTY JAIL Using a skeleton key which a friend gave him, Julian Schweder, trusty who was serving sentence In the county Jail, escaped Saturday night. Although the fugitive has not been capture, Sheriff Steen has a warm clue. Schweder was committed to Jail the first of July on a ninety-five day sentence. Upon the suggestion of the police department he was immediately placed on the trusty roll. For some time he took care of the court house lawn ungarded and then he was placed in 'charge of the insane ward of the Jail. Two Women Suspected. He wa3 on intimate terms with two women who did his washing and often brought him food. Investigations are now under way to prove that these friends pave the prisoner the key and enough money to make his get-away. Schweder was the only man In the jail who was allowed to go without being locked in a cell at nisht. Prisoners noticed- Saturday night that he was acting queerly. After Sheriff Steen had made tils final Infection tour about 11 o'clock, the trusty went to the back end of the Insane ward. Here he could not be seen by the other prisoners. Unlocks Rear Door. He unlocked the door which leads to the stone yard and escaped. After getting out he locked the door. The yard is surrounded only by a low board fence. He left a note to the sheriff, saying that he had gone to Union City to attend to some business and that from there he was going to Indianapolis. Upon going to Union City the sheriff did not find the escaped prisoner. Wife Receives Letter. His wife, who lives at Union City, received a letter from her husband, which had been mailed from Dayton. He raid ho was just ready to board a train for Cleveland, where he had a good job. "I will send you some money soon," was the conclusion. It is the belief that the letter was written only as a sham as the couple separated several months ago. LIGHTNING DESTROYS BARN AT NEW PARIS NEW PARIS. O., Aug. 8. A barn owned by Addison White, an aged colored farmer, was completely destroyed by fire after it had been ftruck by lightning during the storm which swept over northern Preble county last night. He estimates his loss at $1,000. The property was Tartly Insured. A cow and a calf, a considerable quantity of feed and several farm Implements were destroyed, t Although the storm was a severe one the damage done was lnconsequental. Crops were greatly benefitted. Telephone service was Impaired, and as a result of the burning of the transformer house of the Richmond-New Paris electric line this town will be without electric ilium'nation for a week or ten days. SEWER IS ORDERED FOR CENTERVILLE Upon recommendation of County Surveyor Peacock, the town board at Centerville decided last night to have a trunk sanitary and storm sewer built immediately. The sewer will cost several thousand dollars. Under a contract let Saturday the National road through Centerville will be given a cement surface early next summer. The proposed sewer necessarily goes for quite a distance under this road and after the cement work Is done it would be much more expensive to lay such a sewer. HOLDS BRIDGE PARTY. Mrs. Edward Hollarn was hostess or an Auction-Bridge club this morning at her home in the Jefferson apartments. The guests were Mrs. Stanley. Mrs. McConaha and Misses Helen Fluckley, Carolyn Hutton, Bertha Walterman, Irene Gorman and . Dorothy Dllks.

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atlng revenue. It receives only $3,000 a year from the city. Is Useful Institution. "Reid hospital Is, without a doubt, the city's most useful Institution and the people of Richmond should become acquainted with the needs of this Institution because within a short time It is going to be necessary to make a public appeal for funds to enlarge this institution," said a city official today. "When an addition to the hospital is provided the growth of the Institution for a period of several years must be considered. It would Continued On Page Five.

VOTE OF RAILROADERS FAVORS STRIKE TO GET EIGHT-HOUR DEMANDS

NEW YORK, Aug. 8. Officials of the organizations of railway employes known as the "Big Four" announced today that the men have voted in favor of a strike unless the demand for an eight-hour day and time and one-half for overtime are granted. Approximately 400,000 workmen are affected by the vote, the count of which was completed last night. Organization which voted upon the strike question are the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, the Order of Railway Conductors and, the Order of Firemen and Engineers. Results Are Announced. The results of the referendum as announced follows: Locomotive Engineers (southeastern territory) for a strike, 9.672, or 98 percent; western territory, 9,035, or 90 percent; eastern territory, 9,464. Firemen and Enginemen Total vote, 70,653 or 98 percent in favor of strike. , Trainmen For a strike, 134,832 against the strike, 4,276. Conductors TotaJ vote for strike, 34.846. For a strike 87.5 percent. One Road Not Included. One railroad was not included in the vote of the Order of Conductors but it was said to be a small and unimportant one. The announcements were made by RUSSIA MASSES DRIVE ON CENTER OF TEUTON LINE PETROGRAD, Aug. 8. With the Germans striving desperately in their counter attacks the Russians have suddenly concentrated their forces for a mighty smash against the Teutonic center. South of Brody the Russians are pounding away at the army of General Bothmer and are advancing towards Tarnople-Lemberg railway. Unofficial advices indicate that the Russians are only 12 miles from this strategic point of communication. SUES BENJAMIN SCHOOLS. Marguerite Schools filed suit for a divorce from her husband, Benjamin F. Schools, in the circuit court today. LEAVES FOR EAST. Mrs. Sarah Shumard will leave tomorrow for Bridgeport, Conn., where she will visit her son. THALSEY. APPOINTED William Thalsey was appointed justice of peace of Abington township to fill out the unexpired term of Francis M. Chamberlain by the county commissioners yesterday. RECEIVE PURDUE SCHOLARSHIP Clarence Porter and L. W. Ridgeway were today granted scholarships in Purdue university by the Wayne county commissioners. Part of the tuition Is paid by the county. Louis B. Johnson, Milton, and Roy E. Wright, Cambridge City, were appointed alternates. Weather Forecast For Indiana, by U. S. W. B. Cloudy tonight; cooler in extreme north portion. Wednesday fair. TEMPERATURE Today. Noon 77 Yesterday. Maximum 93 Minimum 70 For Wayne County, by W. E. Moore Mostly fair tonight and Wednesday, excepting for'possibly local showers. General Conditions The storm over the Gulf of Mexico has moved northward and joined the storm from the west and produced last night's heavy rain. The weather is clearing west of the Mississippi river. The course of the hot wave has been temporarily broken, but there Is no indication of any cool weather. . ,

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PREPAREDNESS WAR CONTINUES TO RAGE ON CONGRESS FLOOR WASHINGTON. Aug. 8. Despite the progress, made yesterday, many trenches remained today to be taken before the preparedness program Is finally won. Both the senate and the house faced today new battles over old ground on the army and the navy appropriation bills. Senators La Follette of Wisconsin, and Reed of Missouri, planned a violent offensive against yesterday's conference agreement on the army appropriation bill. Among the points in the agreement to rouse the most serious opposition are the clause exempting retired array officers from the obligations of the articles of war; the elimination of the appropriation for foreign pay to regulars and guardsmen except for actual service in Mexico, and the striking out of the provision to prevent the enlistment of boys under twenty-one years in the national guard. the following heads of the organizations. Warren S. Stone, Locomotive Engineers; W. G. Lee, Railway Trainmen; A. B. Garretson, Railway Conductors and W. S. Carter, Firemen and Engineers. Announcements were made at a joint meeting of the representatives of the union and the railway managers, the employers. Before the result was made known, however, the question as to whether negro firemen were to be given recognition by the railroads was brought up. Passes Over Question. E. Lee, chairman of the managers said that the meeting was not authorized to consider that question. W. G. Lee of the Railway Trainmen responded that any agreement which might be concluded must refer to all employes. HUGHES HITS DETROIT, Mich., Aug. S. Charles E. Hughes, in the first set speech of his transcontinental trip, last night assailed the Wilson administration vigorously for its foreign policy, Its Mexican policy, for appointing men whom he termed inexperienced to diplomatic posts, and for what he characterized as "a raid upon the civil service of the United States." "He kept us out of war," Mr. Hughes said, referring to the president and a Democratic campaign slogan. "Yet we seized Vera Cruz. That was war very ignoble war. And It was called war over the bodies of those dead soldiers; It was called a war of service. "Talk about what is your policy! What is the president's policy does any one know? Has the executive ever had a policy for more than six VETERANS OF WAR TO MEET SEPT. 14 Richmond will be the Mecca for the surviving Civil war veterans of the 124th-Regiment of the Indiana Infantry on September 14-15. William' Mathews today sent out invitations to all members. Sessions will be held in the circuit court room. At the opening session Mayor Robbins will bo asked to give an address of welcome. The big feature of the celebration will be a camp fire. ADAIR MAY DELIVER PRINCIPAL ADDRESS Thomas Taggart today informed Walter Lewis that no big congressmen would pledge themselves to be here on Democratic Chautauqua day because they could not tell when congress would adjourn. Senators Underwood and Lewis promised, however, that they would come in case congress adjourned in time. ., County Chairman Lewis believes J. A. M. Adair, candidate for governor, will probably give the principal address. WOULD RAISE WAGES OF CITY PATROLMEN Mayor Robbins proposed to council that it devote attention to a proposal of increasing each fireman's and policeman's salary $1.50 a month next year, to permit him buying $1,500 worth of insurance. He referred to this in connection with the memorial resolutions for Patrolmen Little and Stephenson, introduced and passed last evening. N Councilmen were instructed to give an estimate of expenditures necessary In their wards next year in order that this element might be considered in the making of the budget

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CHILD LABOR SILL WILL' PASS SENATE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 Indications were that the much debated child labor bill would be brought to a vote in the senate today or early tomorrow. Its passage is assured. Not more than 15 votes will be cast against it, according to leaders predictions. STRIKERS IN EAST, AT PLACES AGAIN, CLAIM VICTORIES NEW YORK, Aug. 8. Street car conditions are rapidly getting back to normal in Manhattan borough, following the acceptance, of the MitchelStraus agreement by officials of the New York city railways company, the Third avenue line and the union. Leaders of the men claim that, as short as was the strike, it brought about a victory for the union, for the employes have been given the right to organize and the companies have agreed to open negotiations for a wage Increase. ECONOMY TO FILE NEW PETITION FOR IMPROVING ROADS Because it was believed the petition had not been properly advertised, request of William L. Robinson and others for improvement of parts of Market, Main and Popular streets in Economy was withdrawn with the consent of the county commissioners yesterday. A new petition asking for the same improvement will be filed. Yesterday morning, commissioners appointed viewers for the streets asked for but in the afternoon Wilfred Jessup, attorney for the people who are fighting the improvement raised the question of whether the petition had advertised in accordance with the law. It had been advertised in a Richmond daily newspaper but the law says that such documents must also be published in a weekly newspaper. WILSON OIT SPEECH months on the Mexican question? I repeat, who knows today what the policy of the administration will be Continued On Page Five. PUBLISHERS FACING FAMINE IN PAPER ADOPT ECONOMIES NEW YORK, Aug. 8. Newspapers of the United States are confronted by such a scarcity of newsprint paper that the curtailment of its use in every way possible has been forced upon them. Unless economies are effected by the newspapers a famine in paper will result in a few months, according to the manufacturers, who say that the only way a crisis can be averted will be through the husbanding of their resources by the newspapers. This means a concerted stoppage of waste of news print paper by a reduc tion in the size of newspapers, bv the refusing of unsold papers and by ma terially cutting off exchanges. If this action is not taken the manufacturers will be forced to supply paper on allotment, limited by their inadequate production, and their rapidly diminishing supplies. Fifty mills in the United States and Canada are working three shifts of men eight hours each day six days a week, yet their production falls so short of requirements that their surplus stock is being reduced at the rate of 5,000 tons a month. At the end of June, the last month for which figures were compiled, there were only 65,194 tons of news print paper in the storehouses, while at the same time last year there were 92,967 tons. It is impossible for the mills to increase, their production. Their output in June was 140,151 tons, 95.4 per cent, of their capacity, and an increase of 27,000 tons a month over the production of June, 1915. Even this tremendous increase is insufficient to meet the demand. PENNSY ELIMINATES WHITE SIGNAL LIGHT Divisions of the Pennsylvania lines operating in and through Richmond will be affected by the change in color scheme for signal purposes which will be made throughout the entire syctem. Orders for the new materials are being placed. . White lights are to be eliminated altogether as a signal indication. Green will replace white as a sign for "clear" or "proceed." A distinctive yellow visible at a great distance will mean "caution." Red will continue to be the danger signal. Increasing use of white lights in buildings, drives, roads and streets adjacent to the company's right of way led to the substitution of a yellow light which can not be mistaken for white.

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HEAVIEST RAIN SINGE MARCH 1913 SAVES WAYNE COUNTY'S CORN CROP; BOLT SHOCKS THREE AT 6REENSF0BK

Ten hours of drenching rain, beginning about 11 o'clock last night and continuing until 9 o'clock this morning, brought with It thousands of dollars to anxious Wayne county farmers and relief to heat tortured residents of Richmond. Never was a rain more welcomingly received in this community. The unusually heavy rainfall of 3.72 inches was recorded by Weather Observer Walter Vosler at the water works pumping station. Heaviest Since 1913. "From 11 o'clock last night until 9 o'clock this morning more rain fell than for any other similar period of time, since March 24-25, 1913, when a precipitation of 5.30 inches was recorded on March 24, and 4.17 inches on the 25th. The next heaviest rain in the annuals of this station was on July 13, 1914, when 3.26 inches of rain fell. On July 15, 1915, a precipitation of 2.94 inches was recorded," Vossler said. "The corn crop has been made, especially the late planted corn has been benefitted. Wayne county farmers are many thousands of dollars richer today than they were yesterday," said Walter Ratliff, local agent for the department of agriculture. Small Loss Reported. Accompanying the heavy downpour was a severe electrical disturbance, MRS. ADDIN6T0N DIES Mrs. Anna Addington, sister of Mrs. Agnes Gaar, died yesterday at the home of her son, Frank Addington, Dayton. Ohio. Mrs. Addington spent most of her life in Richmond, where she lived for several years with Mrs. Gaar. Funeral services will be held at the First Methodist church either Wednesday or Thursday. Definite arrangements will be announced later. MENDENHALL STOPS MEETING OF BOARD Robert Mendenhall and Elizabeth Culbertson. both pf Centerville, were arrested at that, place last, night by the town marshairfbr creating an. unnecessary disturbance. They were brought to Richmond and the woman was placed in the prison at the Home Of the Friendless. Mendenhall is held at the county jail. Because they had been fighting, they were landed in the Cemerville jail early yesterday evening. Last night an important meeting of the town board was held in the same building. The two prisoners made so much noise that it was necessary that they be removed before the meeting could go on. ASKS FOR CONVENTION Richmond will be a candidate for the place of the next meeting at the gathering of Indiana Laundrymen to be held in Logansport tomorrow. L. B. Cranor and Fred Menke will attend from here. CARGO MADE HEADY FOR WASP BREMEN WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. The Eastern Forwarding company, which loaded the German submarine Deutschland in Baltimore for her return trip, is shipping great quantities of nickel and rubber to a New England port it was learned here in official circles today. It is believed to be cargo for the Bremen. SOME PLAN NEEDED TO MAKE POPULAR STUDY OF BIBLE "Special inducements are needed to interest students in Bible study work in the schools," County Superintendent Williams said today. "It is hard to get boys and girls to take a course which extends over forty Sundays for one credit while in regular school work they can earn several credits in four months." This year in Wayne county credit will be given to all those who successfully pass the Bible study examinations after taking the prescribed work under the pastors of church e3 in Richmond, Economy and Milton.

GERMANS PENETRATE WORKS AT THIAUMONT

PARIS, Aug. 8. German forces, after terrific fighting, have succeeded in penetrating the French positions at Thiaumont work, on the Verdun front, it was admitted in the official communique issued by the French war office at noon. . Other attacks on the Fleurv-Thiau-mont line were checked by the French'

but the loss sustained from lightning was remarkably small. Three people, two men and a woman, were severely shocked while working on a farm north of Greensfork, yesterday afternoon. The advance guard of the storm which passed over Richmond during the night struck the northwestern section of the county late in the afternoon. Mrs. Daisy Kienzle and John Campbell and his son were repairing a wire fence along the Kienzle and Campbell farms about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon when a lightning bolt struck the fence. The two men were stunned but were not rendered unconscious. Mrs. Kienzle, who had her hand on a wire, lost conscoiusness and for a time last night It was feared she would die. Today it was reported that her condition is much improved and that her recovery is assured. Bolt Strikes Transformer. A bolt struck the transformer house of the electric line of the Robert Ashe company between Richmond and New Paris, the resulting fire destroying it and three transformers. Today New Paris was without electric service. The house Is located northeast of Richmond on the Middleboro pike. The residence of Frank Nicholson, northeast of Fountain City, was struck by lightning but only small damage was done to the property. No inmates were hurt. A small section of the

S0K9ERVILLE QUITS "Y" FOR POST IN RUSSIA

J. J. Somerville, boys' secretary of the Y. M. C. A. for the past two years, has resigned his position with the local association and will leave along the latter part of October for Petrograd, Russia, where he will engage in Y. M. C. A. work. Mr. Somerville's resignation was accepted at a special meeting of "Y" directors last night. Mr. Somerville will continue in his present position until a new boys' secretary is named for the Richmond "Y". Mr. ' Somerville is enthusiastic over prospective work in Russia. "Russia is rapidly taking ..up-.. the- association work and men with association experience are needed to promote the work. HUGHES' ARRIVAL OPENS CAMPAIGN CHICAGO, Aug. 8. With the arrival of Nominee Hughes in Chicago today, the Republican campaign began in earnest, for at the same time Alvin T. Hurt, of Louisville, took possession of the headquarters in the Conway building and began perfecting his plans for the campaign. His selection was announced last evening by Chairman Wilcox. Democratic leaders have not established headquarters. MARINES TO GUARD POLLS AT ELECTION IN ISTHMUS STATE WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Facing repetition of the recent fiasco which J resulted in a protest of the presiden tial election in Panama, the state department is preparing to serve notice on Nicaragua that the coming elections there must be perfectly fair. In the Panama elections a few days ago the defeated factions charged that the faction in power had prevented fair polling. This situation may be repeated in Nicaragua, officials have been warned, unless word is dispatched, official or otherwise, that the United States will not permit other than a fair election. A legation guard of 100 marines Is now stationed at Managua, the capital. It is possible that they will be used to patrol the polling places and supervise the election. This has been requested by several of the factions. Naturally, the Nicaraguan government believes it "unnecessary." SWEDISH SHIP SUNK LONDON, Aug. 8 A Lloyd dispatch from Stockholm today reports the sinking of the Swedish steamship, Vera, 2,308 tons, by a mine or submarine. The steamer went down off Ainngrundet lightship. The Vera sailed from Gefle. North of the Somme, the French have made further progress. North of Hardecourt, in the region of Hill No. 139, the French advanced, capturing forty prisoners. . In the sector of Monaou farm, south of Hardecourt, the Germans made assaults last night against the newly won French positions, but attacks broke down.

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barn of George Skinner, south of Fountain City, was demolished by a bolt. Cambridge City, Boston and Greensfork report no storm damage of consequence. Hagerstown bore the brunt of the storm, but there was very little loss to property and crops. Wind Accompanies Rain. A considerable wind accompanied the rain and some corn fields were damaged by this element, but such losses were more than offset by the general benefits to the crops from the rain. "The first of the month I estimated for the government, an 85 per cent, corn crop in Wayne county. Today I will revise my estimate as a result of the general rain storm of last night. I will now estimate a 90 per cent, crop," Walter Ratliff said. "Clay lands and lands not properly drained are the only ones where there will be a poor corn yield. An Important benefit from the storm is the assurance of a good fall pasturage. Also plowing fields for wheat planting will now be possible. The rain was too late to benefit the potato crop but it was fine for garden produce." Because of the burning of the Ashe's transformer house a meeting of the Home Economic club, to have been held at the school house on the Middleboro pike tomorrow night, has been postponed. "The close of the present war will see a growth in association work in Russia, inasmuch as Russians, now in contact with peoples of the central Europe are becoming acquainted with the Y. M-. C. A. and its work," said Mr. Somerville. BRITISH PROGRESS ON JUNCTION POST AIDED BY DARKNESS LONDON, Aug. 8. Fresh attacks east of Trones woods have won more ground for the British in the direction of the important road junction of Gomboles, says the British war office. Pushing forward under cover of darkness the British pressed back the Germans just north of Hill Number 139, where the British and" French armies on the Somne join fronts. ARMY BILL PASSES; BEARS $270,000,000 WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 Without a roll call the Senate today adopted the conference report on the army appropriation bill. As finally adopted, the bill carries $267,000,000. The Senate's quick action took the opponents of the report by surprise. The only objection was voiced by Senator Clapp, who protested against the elimination on the LaFollette amendment, changing the age limit for enlistment in the national guard from 18 to 21 years. MEET BULGARIANS SALONIKI, Aug. 8. French and Servian forces on the Greek front came in contact with the Bulgarians J and there has been severe fighting. rne omciai report says: un tne leu bank of the Varder river there have been engagements between patrols. MORE LANGUAGE TO BE TAUGHT "Important changes will be made in the gTade schools of the county this year," County Superintendent Williams announced today. English was formerly not taught until the fourth grade, but this year it will be included in the third. Students will now receive six years of language instead of five. Physiology will hereafter be taught only in the fifth, sixth and seventh grades. Formerly it was also a course in the fourth year. Only one text book will be used for this Bubject. SUIT IS DISMISSED. Havens and Geddes company, Indianapolis, dismissed the suit against Bernard L. Lichenstadt asking for $168.10 judgment for a delinquent bilL HARRIS IS APPLAUDED When Mayor Benjamin F. Harris, of the Boytown council, appeared in the council chamber last evening, he was given the glad hand by the city fathers. Mayor Robbins asked HarrU to take a chair at the desk with. Clerk Bescher. ' S